WEEKLY CLASSES

The Spring In Person 5 week Series

Mondays 11:45am

@ The Yoga Tree, Norwich

50 All Saints Green, Norwich NR1 3NB

28th April 2025 to 26th May 2025

Drop in £12

BOOKING

Join me in person for this 5-week series of Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® Lessons designed to help you get to know yourself better, feel great, and move with more ease, comfort, and freedom.

This season, we are taking a deep dive into the hips, pelvis and lower back. We will find out how this area articulates to give us better balance and freedom when walking the dog, spring cleaning the house or painting and decorating this season.

• Has your movement changed over time?

• Perhaps you feel you don’t feel that you meet the requirements to join a movement or fitness classes.

• Perhaps you are a Pilates / Yoga Teacher or Performer and looking to deepen your awareness around somatic practises?

•Are you managing persistent pain or neurological challenges?

•Are you managing stress anxiety or mental health challenges?

Whatever your movement goal, age or movement experience feel free to reach out, Feldenkrais might just be the thing you are looking for.

MINDFUL in its approach, REMARKABLE in Its results. The Feldenkrais Method® uses awareness and learning as its guiding principles to help us find grounding, flexibility, strength and ease in our daily lives.

What to Wear

Comfortable, easy-to-move clothing. Long trousers and sleeves are preferable to promote sliding and staying warm.
Minimal jewellery is recommended to promote freedom of movement.

What to Bring

Water, if you like, though the practice is slow and gentle, so you are unlikely to sweat.
A clean face/hand towel can be useful to cover the head pads for comfort.

Mats

For in-person classes I will bring large moving blankets, which are very good for practice. If you'd prefer to bring your own mat, you're welcome to. Large yoga mats work well, and I recommend placing something soft like a sarong on top to ensure the surface allows for sliding rather than sticking.

Head Pads

For zoom classes please have some pads / towels available for placing under your head if needed for lying on your back and particularly for side lying lessons. I like to use a small stack of garden kneeling pads / foam blocks.

No Mobile Phones Please.

Cancellations / Attendance / Refunds

48-hour notice required for full refunds. 24-hour notice required for a 50% refund.
Please arrive 10 minutes before in person class to settle in and prepare.

PAR-Q & Data Protection

Please complete the necessary paperwork before the class. This can be found here.

A Special Note for Those Managing Pain or Neurological Challenges

The beauty of the Feldenkrais Method® is that it allows time to consider movements before executing them. I encourage you to slow down and not feel pressured to "get it right." Take your time and be mindful.

Please have a chat with me before class, either by phone, email, or in person. I'd love to know how you're doing so I can provide the best support—this is completely confidential.
Less is more, and comfort is key. Ask for an extra blanket or cushion if needed.
Is it pain or simply an unfamiliar movement? Sometimes discomfort is mistaken for pain when we encounter new movements.
Can I slow it down? Can I reduce the range? Do these help? If not, stop. If you are in pain, your brain will focus only on the pain and won’t discover something new.
If it's a side-lying lesson, try rolling over to the other side to see if that helps. You can transpose the instructions for your other side.
Most lessons can be transposed to sitting in a chair. You are always welcome to modify.
Feeling sleepy? Neurological changes often happen in a resting state. It's normal and okay to feel drowsy when paying close attention. The skill of attention will improve over the course.

Prepare for a Zoom class.

Watch this video if you are new to Zoom.

Please make sure your camera is set up so you can see yourself on screen while seated on a comfortable rug or mat.

Who is it for?

Group classes are accessible to people of all ages and physical abilities. The only prerequisite for group classes is being able to get onto the floor and back up again afterward.

Specialist pre- and post-natal classes are coming soon, both online and in person in Norwich, along with specialist classes for those who prefer / need a sitting-only style of exercise.

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If you are managing persistent pain, please contact me for more information and a free consultation on how the Feldenkrais Method can help you. I offer online classes, in-person group classes, and private sessions in Norwich.

Participants are encouraged to move at their own pace and within their own range of comfort, making it a safe and effective approach for anyone interested in enhancing their movement potential and well-being.

Group Classes are called Awareness Through Movement (ATM) classes.

Awareness Through Movement (ATM) classes are guided group lessons designed to enhance your sense of well-being by gently focusing on specific movement patterns that make up human movement.

Each lesson explores a different aspect of movement, such as rolling, turning, or reaching. The sequence of events occurring in each area of the body during these movements is broken down and examined in detail. These components are then integrated with increased awareness, leading to improved performance and greater overall awareness.

“What I'm after isn't flexible bodies, but flexible brains. What I'm after is to restore each person to their human dignity."

Dr Moshe Feldenkrais

Lessons are designed to help us learn and experience the ease of movement and how to integrate it into our daily lives.

During each lesson, participants are given ample time and space to explore which movements feel familiar and easy, and which ones might be challenging or outside their current movement vocabulary. Students have full autonomy to pause, rest, or continue at their own pace. There is no pressure to push beyond what feels comfortable and easy.

This emphasis on self-discovery is a key feature of the method. Moving mindfully in a non-corrective manner encourages students to learn at their own pace and allows them to develop their own unique relationship with movement, accommodating injuries or neurological challenges.

Lessons are carefully structured and include various positions such as side lying, prone, supine, sitting, or standing. Participants are encouraged to pay close attention to the quality of their movements, their breath, and any sensations that arise in their bodies.